The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

Description:
It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet.

Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM.

Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future.

Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.


A list of epic things that may occur in this book:

• Time travel (or time viewing?)- This concept was so 
original, seriously nothing out there comes close to this. It covered so many bases of awesomeness. 
• Caused me to ask these questions: How I would have viewed Facebook back then? Why do we share such silly things about ourselves on Facebook? How does your present effect your future?
• This novel could legitimately be considered historical fiction. It's set in the year 1996, only fifteen years ago, but it's a perfect portrayal of that time. 
• The Future of Us is a lot of things, it's a lot of different things. It's sci-fi, romance, historical fiction, sweet, funny, but most of all it's unputdownable. 
• Kellan- She is witty and sarcastic and mostly over-dramatic.
• Emma- She gets wrapped up in assuring her future is a good one that she losses herself and sight of her present. 
• Josh- He's the typical nice guy whose been rejected. Something about Josh is so genuine, he is just- Josh. 
• Kellan and Tyson's relationship- It's sweet and complicated. They have a slight love-hate relationship but they always come back to love. 
• the dual perspectives of Emma and Josh give the story a more rounded feel. Asher and Mackler are phenomenal together. I hope to see more from the duo. 
• The writing is absolutely perfect and slightly addicting. Something about it consumes your mind and forces you to just keep reading. 

Overall:
All the elements in this book come together to for a spectacular combination of epic proportions. I really hope to see more from these two.


just sayin, 
-Kare